-sht
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sht"
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -sh (sh-) + -t (-të, të).
Suffix
[edit]-sht
- Forms adverbs from nouns, frequently corresponds to English -ly. Suffix used for:
- → feminine nouns ending with -i f (“-er, -ery, -y, -ty, -ness”) (in their indefinite form).
- marri f (“foolery”) + -sht → marrisht (“foolishly”)
- tërësi f (“entirety”) + -sht (“-ly”) → tërësisht (“entirely”)
- → masculine nouns ending with -i m (“the”) (in their definite form).
- vazhdim m (“continuation”) + -i (“the”) + -sht (“-ly”) → vazhdimisht (“continually”)
- Otherwise suffix -isht is used. To form adverbs from adjectives (see -isht for more).
Related terms
[edit]- (adverb suffix): -ë, -isht, -ur, -shëm, -t, -të
- (adjective suffix): -a, -e, -ë, -ia; -ël, -la, -jël; -as, -ës, -ues; -ash, -ësh, -sh; -ar, -ur, -uar; -nj, -j, -ja; -ër, -ra, -rë; -t, -të, -ta, -tër, -tra; -së, -sa; -shëm, -shme, -ëm, -me, -m; -kë, -qe, -aq
- (noun suffix, singular): -a, -e, -ë, -i, -o, -u; -ia, -ja, -je, -jë; -ër, -ri (-ni); -it, -ot, -ut; -as, -es, -ës, -ues, -së; -ishte, -ishtja; -an, -en, -ën, -in, -un, -në
- (noun suffix, plural): -a, -e, -ë; -at, -et, -ët; -nj, -m, -t, -të; -ave, -eve, -ëve, -ve; -avet, -evet, -ëvet, -vet; -ash, -esh, -ësh, -sh[1]